Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
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Responses to HUD’s “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” Proposed Rule
Not in any newsletter issue of Poverty & Race On July 19, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued an important draft rule to clarify the Fair Housing Act’s 1968 legal mandate to address segregated housing patterns and promote diverse, inclusive communities. The purpose of the rule is to provide clearer guidance to state and local governments … [Read more...] about Responses to HUD’s “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” Proposed Rule
PRESS RELEASE: America Healing Organizations Applaud Release of HUD’s New Fair Housing Rule
The following statement reflects the views of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s America Healing organizations, a group of civil rights organizations working toward racial equity and racial healing. The organizations include the Poverty & Race Research Action Council, NAACP, National Urban League, National Council of La Raza, Race Forward, Advancement Project, Demos, National … [Read more...] about PRESS RELEASE: America Healing Organizations Applaud Release of HUD’s New Fair Housing Rule
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing in REO-to-Rental Programs (Philip Tegeler & Diane Glauber, February 2014)
By Philip Tegeler and Diane Glauber (Lawyers' Committee Civil Rights Under the Law). Published in Community Development INVESTMENT REVIEW (February 2014). Excerpt: "Since its passage, HUD has implemented the AFFH provision with varying levels of enthusiasm, depending on the Administration in power. But it has consistently recognized the obligation in the law and its … [Read more...] about Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing in REO-to-Rental Programs (Philip Tegeler & Diane Glauber, February 2014)
